Ringed woodpecker | |
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A male ringed woopecker at Vale Natural Reserve, Linhares, Espirito Santo state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Celeus |
Species: | C. torquatus |
Binomial name | |
Celeus torquatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
The ringed woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and western Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.